Neighborhood Legal Services Program of

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-0858001 Website

NLSP ENABLES UNDERSERVED DC RESIDENTS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE COURTS AND OTHER FORUMS WHERE THEIR RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS ARE AT STAKE, TO SECURE FAIR AND LASTING SOLUTIONS TO THEIR PROBLEMS AND TO ATTAIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY GOALS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.3M

-6.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$189K

+465.8% YoY

Grant Count

2

+100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$94K

+182.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$7M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,309,852$4,620,564$4,497,993
Revenue$6,120,647$5,459,802$5,086,402
Expenses$6,120,386$5,268,862$4,724,179
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$70,998$44,366$1,634
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$47K$94K$142K$189K0 grants20200 grants20211 grants20221 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

DC JOBS WITH JUSTICE$122KUNIVERSITY LEGAL SERVICES$67K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KAREN NEWTON COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$150KCAREN WEBBDIRECTOR OF LITIGATION AND A…$136KKATHY HOLLINS FIELDSDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$109KCASSIDY WASKOWICZDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$106K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KAREN NEWTON COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR55$150,498
KATHY HOLLINS FIELDSDIRECTOR OF FINANCE55$109,034
ANNE FORDCO-CHAIR1
WILSON MUDGECO-CHAIR1
CHERYL ZEIGLERVICE-CHAIR1
CASSIDY WASKOWICZDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$105,913
CAREN WEBBDIRECTOR OF LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY40$136,408
SARA REARDENSECRETARY1
ERIC HUMESLAY DIRECTOR1
LYZKA DELACRUZDIRECTOR1
ASTOR HEAVENDIRECTOR1
KEVIN MALONEDIRECTOR1
PAULA SCOTTDIRECTOR1
APRIL WILLIAMSDIRECTOR1
TYRA MATTHEWSDIRECTOR1
MAUREEN BROWNEDIRECTOR1
KIRA FORDDIRECTOR1
VANESSA HAYESDIRECTOR1
SAMUEL KAPLANDIRECTOR1
MELISSA ZAPPALADIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Washington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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